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After which the President and his escort left the Mars colony on a goodwill
tour of the outer planet colonies. Sources close to the president
have hinted that he'll give a major policy speech new years day from the
jumppoint on Io. The speech is likely to concern human alien relations
over the remainder of his five year term. We'll continue to bring
you more live updates on the five planet goodwill tour here on Interstellar
network news.
As Earth force one moves into position siloeted against the surface jupiter,
it's a sight guarenteed to impress voters.
It is our understanding that the president was scheduled to begin his new year's day speech ten minutes ago. So far there's been no word from Earth force one on the reason for the delay. According to ISN sources in Earthdome the speech is expected to contain. Just a minute, we're picking up an emergency signal now.
Are we still on the air?
Station Io is dispatching hospital ships but it doesn't seem posible that anyone could have survived that kind of explosion.
Following confirmation of the death of Earth Alliance President Louis Santiago,
Vice President Morgan Clark was sworn in as president. The ceremony
took place aboard Earth Force two now on route back to Earth.
I William Morgan Clark do hearby swear to uphold the laws of the
Earth Alliance and to perform the role of president to the best of my abilities.
In a later statement, President Clark had this to say about the death of President Santiago.
It is important that we move on to create the world that Louis Santiago
would have wanted for his children, my children, and for posterity yet
to come. We will begin by focusing more on the needs of our own people
to sustain them in this difficult time and prepare them for the tasks ahead.